We are still at NEBH but things are improving. Ray’s depression has lifted and while there are still some health issues we are addressing, things are looking up. We are currently waiting for him to be taken down for an upper endoscopy to try to ascertain why he is having pain when he eats. Once […]
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We are still in Northeast Baptist Hospital. Ray’s surgery went very well but he has developed some side issues. They put a PICC line in his right arm, and it has developed a blood clot so the line had to be removed last night about 11 p.m. Ray cannot be given blood thinners for the […]
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It has been a long, miserable six days in the Northeast Baptist Hospital. We brought Ray in on Monday and he had surgery yesterday. I was more worried about whether he would come out of the surgery, than I was the surgery itself. We have great doctors, all of whom know Ray well and the […]
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It’s the Fourth of July and Ray and I are housebound and wishing we could take a trip to the mall, or the park, or to visit friends but since that’s not possible, he’s watching NCIS reruns. Living close to Randolph Air Force Base, we always took Remi and drove over close the base to […]
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Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, Lisa comes in at 8 in the morning and I leave for work. She gets Ray up, showered, dressed and prepares his breakfast; then she helps him shave as he can only shave the left side of his face due to the injuries received in the fall January 4, 2009 […]
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We returned home on Monday afternoon from Ray’s most recent hospitalization. This visit was one of the best we’ve had I think. The tragedy is that with each visit he loses some of his mobility and we have to fight to get it back. I keep thinking back to the December before his fall in […]
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Thirty-three years ago this month, shortly after moving to San Antonio, I met a man who would become a very close friend. Odis W. Doyal, Jr. was the San Antonio Police Department Narcotics Sergeant. Odis and I have known each other longer than Ray and I have, if only by a few months. Odis married […]
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Saturday has been a full day but a very good one. Blackmon-Mooring came early to clean the vents and when they finished, Ray, Lisa and I, along with Isabel Rodriguez, from Apollo Transportation, went to the Live Oak Civic Center. Ray wanted to go see Henry Edwards since today was the mayoral run-off. Times have […]
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You may recall my recent entry entitled “Hospital Anxiety”. Well, it hit today. Ray awoke at 6:45 and we talked and I went to wet my hair so I could blow dry it. At 6:48 I heard him making unusual noises and came flying down the hallway to find him in full seizure. I turned […]
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We’ve had a very good weekend. Friday night, after a hard day at therapy, Lisa and I took Ray to the Barn Door for dinner. He thoroughly enjoyed it as he always does. He enjoys seeing Jeanne, Sonny and many of the others. It was good for both of us to get back to the […]
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Suzanne Hildebrand, is the widow of retired SAPD Detective, retired District Attorney Criminal Investigator and Live Oak Mayor Ray Hildebrand who suffered a massive stroke in 2008 and died on July 23, 2010. Suzanne is the founder of MADD in Texas, was appointed to serve on the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards & Education (TCLEOSE) by Governor Bill Clements, and currently serves on the Texas Council on Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke appointed by Governor Rick Perry. She also served on the Bexar County Jail Population Committee. While Suzanne’s main passion is stroke care and issues, her blog also addresses patient care, grief, political issues and items of general interest.

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